Yesterday, SB Nation's College Football stats guru, Bill Connelly, unleashed upon the world his Targets & Catches totals from all of 2011. These numbers measure how many times given players are being thrown to, how often they catch those passes and what yardage they earn once they do. The master list is formidable but worth the effort of wading through.
I figured a good initial use of these numbers would be to see which SEC receivers (and running backs) were the most efficient over the course of last season. This chart lists every conference player targeted more than 50 times and then listed by catch rate. The key to the terms are at the bottom.
Top SEC players by Catch Rate (min 50 targets)
Targets = receptions plus incompletions targeting a given receiver. Catches = receptions. Yards = receiving yards Catch Rate = catches / targets Yards Per Target = yards / targets Target % = the percentage of a team's passes targeting a given receiver. %SD = the percent of a players targets that came on standard downs.
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To give a bit wider view of the matter, I've also compiled a chart organized by catch rate of the top 100 SEC players targeted for passes in 2011 using Connelly's standard metrics. You can find that after the jump.
Top 2011 SEC Catch Rates (minimum 10 targets)
No. |
Team |
Player |
Target No. |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
YdsPer Target |
Target % |
YdsPer Catch |
%SD |
1 |
S. Carolina |
Justice Cunningham |
6 |
20 |
18 |
142 |
90.00% |
7.1 |
6.80% |
7.9 |
45.00% |
2 |
Ole Miss |
Jeff Scott |
6 |
17 |
15 |
99 |
88.20% |
5.8 |
6.10% |
6.6 |
58.80% |
3 |
Arkansas |
Ronnie Wingo Jr. |
7 |
23 |
20 |
187 |
87.00% |
8.1 |
5.20% |
9.4 |
60.90% |
4 |
Auburn |
Quan Bray |
7 |
20 |
17 |
93 |
85.00% |
4.7 |
7.30% |
5.5 |
65.00% |
5 |
Tennessee |
Justin Hunter |
8 |
20 |
17 |
314 |
85.00% |
15.7 |
5.50% |
18.5 |
70.00% |
6 |
Florida |
Jeff Demps |
8 |
19 |
16 |
172 |
84.20% |
9.1 |
6.50% |
10.8 |
63.20% |
7 |
Tennessee |
Tauren Poole |
5 |
25 |
21 |
164 |
84.00% |
6.6 |
6.80% |
7.8 |
12.00% |
8 |
Alabama |
Brandon Gibson |
9 |
17 |
14 |
140 |
82.40% |
8.2 |
4.70% |
10 |
58.80% |
9 |
Vanderbilt |
Jerron Seymour |
7 |
11 |
9 |
108 |
81.80% |
9.8 |
3.50% |
12 |
45.50% |
10 |
S. Carolina |
Bruce Ellington |
5 |
21 |
17 |
211 |
81.00% |
10 |
7.10% |
12.4 |
61.90% |
11 |
Alabama |
Brad Smelley |
2 |
51 |
41 |
395 |
80.40% |
7.7 |
14.00% |
9.6 |
64.70% |
12 |
Auburn |
Trovon Reed |
4 |
27 |
21 |
164 |
77.80% |
6.1 |
9.90% |
7.8 |
63.00% |
13 |
Alabama |
Trent Richardson |
4 |
40 |
31 |
349 |
77.50% |
8.7 |
11.00% |
11.3 |
70.00% |
14 |
Arkansas |
Dennis Johnson |
6 |
31 |
24 |
255 |
77.40% |
8.2 |
7.00% |
10.6 |
54.80% |
15 |
Ole Miss |
Vince Sanders |
8 |
13 |
10 |
110 |
76.90% |
8.5 |
4.70% |
11 |
53.80% |
16 |
Vanderbilt |
Zac Stacy |
6 |
26 |
20 |
106 |
76.90% |
4.1 |
8.20% |
5.3 |
30.80% |
17 |
Alabama |
Kenny Bell |
6 |
24 |
18 |
281 |
75.00% |
11.7 |
6.60% |
15.6 |
58.30% |
18 |
Alabama |
Kevin Norwood |
8 |
20 |
15 |
268 |
75.00% |
13.4 |
5.50% |
17.9 |
70.00% |
19 |
LSU |
Spencer Ware |
5 |
16 |
12 |
71 |
75.00% |
4.4 |
5.80% |
5.9 |
37.50% |
20 |
S. Carolina |
Nick Jones |
7 |
16 |
12 |
143 |
75.00% |
8.9 |
5.40% |
11.9 |
68.80% |
21 |
Tennessee |
Marlin Lane Jr. |
7 |
23 |
17 |
161 |
73.90% |
7 |
6.30% |
9.5 |
30.40% |
22 |
Georgia |
Malcolm Mitchell |
3 |
61 |
45 |
665 |
73.80% |
10.9 |
14.80% |
14.8 |
68.90% |
23 |
LSU |
Odell Beckham Jr. |
2 |
61 |
44 |
504 |
72.10% |
8.3 |
21.90% |
11.5 |
72.10% |
24 |
Arkansas |
Joe Adams |
2 |
76 |
54 |
652 |
71.10% |
8.6 |
17.10% |
12.1 |
68.40% |
25 |
S. Carolina |
Brandon Wilds |
4 |
22 |
15 |
136 |
68.20% |
6.2 |
7.50% |
9.1 |
36.40% |
No. |
Team |
Player |
Target No. |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
YdsPer Target |
Target % |
YdsPer Catch |
%SD |
26 |
Auburn |
Onterio McCalebb |
2 |
47 |
32 |
344 |
68.10% |
7.3 |
17.20% |
10.8 |
31.90% |
27 |
Florida |
Trey Burton |
4 |
28 |
19 |
149 |
67.90% |
5.3 |
9.60% |
7.8 |
53.60% |
28 |
LSU |
Deangelo Peterson |
3 |
28 |
19 |
186 |
67.90% |
6.6 |
10.10% |
9.8 |
46.40% |
29 |
Arkansas |
Greg Childs |
5 |
31 |
21 |
240 |
67.70% |
7.7 |
7.00% |
11.4 |
51.60% |
30 |
Georgia |
Orson Charles |
2 |
67 |
45 |
574 |
67.20% |
8.6 |
16.30% |
12.8 |
65.70% |
31 |
Georgia |
Isaiah Crowell |
8 |
12 |
8 |
59 |
66.70% |
4.9 |
2.90% |
7.4 |
75.00% |
32 |
Miss. State |
Vick Ballard |
4 |
30 |
20 |
187 |
66.70% |
6.2 |
9.10% |
9.4 |
43.30% |
33 |
Miss. State |
Brandon Heavens |
8 |
15 |
10 |
114 |
66.70% |
7.6 |
4.50% |
11.4 |
40.00% |
34 |
Ole Miss |
Jamal Mosley |
5 |
18 |
12 |
166 |
66.70% |
9.2 |
6.50% |
13.8 |
55.60% |
35 |
S. Carolina |
Rory Anderson |
9 |
12 |
8 |
188 |
66.70% |
15.7 |
4.10% |
23.5 |
58.30% |
36 |
Tennessee |
DeAnthony Arnett |
4 |
36 |
24 |
242 |
66.70% |
6.7 |
9.80% |
10.1 |
66.70% |
37 |
Alabama |
Darius Hanks |
3 |
47 |
31 |
386 |
66.00% |
8.2 |
12.90% |
12.5 |
63.80% |
38 |
S. Carolina |
Ace Sanders |
2 |
44 |
29 |
383 |
65.90% |
8.7 |
15.00% |
13.2 |
52.30% |
39 |
Kentucky |
CoShik Williams |
3 |
29 |
19 |
70 |
65.50% |
2.4 |
9.20% |
3.7 |
44.80% |
40 |
S. Carolina |
Marcus Lattimore |
3 |
29 |
19 |
182 |
65.50% |
6.3 |
9.90% |
9.6 |
37.90% |
41 |
Georgia |
Michael Bennett |
4 |
49 |
32 |
320 |
65.30% |
6.5 |
11.90% |
10 |
59.20% |
42 |
Arkansas |
Chris Gragg |
3 |
63 |
41 |
518 |
65.10% |
8.2 |
14.20% |
12.6 |
57.10% |
43 |
Florida |
Chris Rainey |
2 |
48 |
31 |
381 |
64.60% |
7.9 |
16.40% |
12.3 |
43.80% |
44 |
Alabama |
Marquis Maze |
1 |
87 |
56 |
627 |
64.40% |
7.2 |
23.80% |
11.2 |
57.50% |
45 |
LSU |
Rueben Randle |
1 |
87 |
56 |
930 |
64.40% |
10.7 |
31.30% |
16.6 |
57.50% |
46 |
Alabama |
Michael Williams |
5 |
28 |
18 |
201 |
64.30% |
7.2 |
7.70% |
11.2 |
85.70% |
47 |
Arkansas |
Jarius Wright |
1 |
103 |
66 |
1117 |
64.10% |
10.8 |
23.10% |
16.9 |
57.30% |
48 |
Georgia |
Bruce Figgins |
9 |
11 |
7 |
96 |
63.60% |
8.7 |
2.70% |
13.7 |
72.70% |
49 |
Ole Miss |
Brandon Bolden |
4 |
22 |
14 |
147 |
63.60% |
6.7 |
7.90% |
10.5 |
31.80% |
50 |
Kentucky |
Nick Melillo |
4 |
27 |
17 |
186 |
63.00% |
6.9 |
8.60% |
10.9 |
51.90% |
No. |
Team |
Player |
Target No. |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
YdsPer Target |
Target % |
YdsPer Catch |
%SD |
51 |
Georgia |
Chris Conley |
6 |
26 |
16 |
288 |
61.50% |
11.1 |
6.30% |
18 |
61.50% |
52 |
S. Carolina |
D.L. Moore |
8 |
13 |
8 |
52 |
61.50% |
4 |
4.40% |
6.5 |
61.50% |
53 |
Alabama |
DeAndrew White |
7 |
23 |
14 |
145 |
60.90% |
6.3 |
6.30% |
10.4 |
65.20% |
54 |
Florida |
Quinton Dunbar |
7 |
23 |
14 |
216 |
60.90% |
9.4 |
7.80% |
15.4 |
52.20% |
55 |
Auburn |
Emory Blake |
1 |
60 |
36 |
613 |
60.00% |
10.2 |
22.00% |
17 |
35.00% |
56 |
Florida |
Frankie Hammond, Jr. |
6 |
25 |
15 |
181 |
60.00% |
7.2 |
8.50% |
12.1 |
48.00% |
57 |
Florida |
Andre Debose |
5 |
27 |
16 |
432 |
59.30% |
16 |
9.20% |
27 |
66.70% |
58 |
Miss. State |
Chris Smith |
1 |
59 |
35 |
330 |
59.30% |
5.6 |
17.80% |
9.4 |
55.90% |
59 |
Vanderbilt |
Brandon Barden |
5 |
27 |
16 |
243 |
59.30% |
9 |
8.50% |
15.2 |
59.30% |
60 |
Arkansas |
Cobi Hamilton |
4 |
58 |
34 |
542 |
58.60% |
9.3 |
13.00% |
15.9 |
51.70% |
61 |
Auburn |
Philip Lutzenkirchen |
3 |
41 |
24 |
238 |
58.50% |
5.8 |
15.00% |
9.9 |
51.20% |
62 |
LSU |
Kadron Boone |
6 |
12 |
7 |
82 |
58.30% |
6.8 |
4.30% |
11.7 |
41.70% |
63 |
LSU |
Chase Clement |
7 |
12 |
7 |
96 |
58.30% |
8 |
4.30% |
13.7 |
58.30% |
64 |
Tennessee |
Da'Rick Rogers |
1 |
115 |
67 |
1040 |
58.30% |
9 |
31.40% |
15.5 |
48.70% |
65 |
Kentucky |
Matt Roark |
2 |
62 |
36 |
349 |
58.10% |
5.6 |
19.70% |
9.7 |
56.50% |
66 |
Miss. State |
Malcolm Johnson |
7 |
19 |
11 |
206 |
57.90% |
10.8 |
5.70% |
18.7 |
36.80% |
67 |
Florida |
A.C. Leonard |
9 |
14 |
8 |
99 |
57.10% |
7.1 |
4.80% |
12.4 |
50.00% |
68 |
Kentucky |
Tyler Robinson |
8 |
14 |
8 |
44 |
57.10% |
3.1 |
4.50% |
5.5 |
28.60% |
69 |
Ole Miss |
Nickolas Brassell |
2 |
42 |
24 |
336 |
57.10% |
8 |
15.20% |
14 |
57.10% |
70 |
Miss. State |
Arceto Clark |
2 |
53 |
30 |
442 |
56.60% |
8.3 |
16.00% |
14.7 |
67.90% |
71 |
Auburn |
Travante Stallworth |
5 |
23 |
13 |
214 |
56.50% |
9.3 |
8.40% |
16.5 |
43.50% |
72 |
Vanderbilt |
Chris Boyd |
2 |
55 |
31 |
473 |
56.40% |
8.6 |
17.40% |
15.3 |
47.30% |
73 |
Vanderbilt |
Wesley Tate |
4 |
39 |
22 |
187 |
56.40% |
4.8 |
12.30% |
8.5 |
51.30% |
74 |
S. Carolina |
Alshon Jeffery |
1 |
88 |
49 |
762 |
55.70% |
8.7 |
29.90% |
15.6 |
71.60% |
75 |
Florida |
Jordan Reed |
1 |
51 |
28 |
307 |
54.90% |
6 |
17.40% |
11 |
41.20% |
No. |
Team |
Player |
Target No. |
Targets |
Catches |
Yards |
Catch Rate |
YdsPer Target |
Target % |
YdsPer Catch |
%SD |
76 |
Tennessee |
Mychal Rivera |
2 |
53 |
29 |
344 |
54.70% |
6.5 |
14.50% |
11.9 |
49.10% |
77 |
Tennessee |
Rajion Neal |
6 |
24 |
13 |
269 |
54.20% |
11.2 |
6.60% |
20.7 |
75.00% |
78 |
Georgia |
Aron White |
7 |
17 |
9 |
101 |
52.90% |
5.9 |
4.10% |
11.2 |
58.80% |
79 |
Florida |
Deonte Thompson |
3 |
40 |
21 |
264 |
52.50% |
6.6 |
13.70% |
12.6 |
55.00% |
80 |
Georgia |
Tavarres King |
1 |
88 |
46 |
677 |
52.30% |
7.7 |
21.40% |
14.7 |
55.70% |
81 |
Miss. State |
Chad Bumphis |
3 |
48 |
25 |
339 |
52.10% |
7.1 |
14.50% |
13.6 |
68.80% |
82 |
LSU |
Russell Shepard |
4 |
25 |
13 |
176 |
52.00% |
7 |
9.00% |
13.5 |
60.00% |
83 |
Georgia |
Marlon Brown |
5 |
29 |
15 |
234 |
51.70% |
8.1 |
7.00% |
15.6 |
62.10% |
84 |
Miss. State |
Ricco Sanders |
5 |
29 |
15 |
163 |
51.70% |
5.6 |
8.80% |
10.9 |
48.30% |
85 |
Kentucky |
La'Rod King |
1 |
79 |
40 |
598 |
50.60% |
7.6 |
25.20% |
15 |
51.90% |
86 |
Auburn |
DeAngelo Benton |
9 |
14 |
7 |
136 |
50.00% |
9.7 |
5.10% |
19.4 |
57.10% |
87 |
Kentucky |
E.J. Fields |
6 |
20 |
10 |
89 |
50.00% |
4.5 |
6.40% |
8.9 |
60.00% |
88 |
Miss. State |
Marcus Green |
6 |
22 |
11 |
188 |
50.00% |
8.5 |
6.60% |
17.1 |
54.50% |
89 |
Miss. State |
Michael Carr |
9 |
14 |
7 |
90 |
50.00% |
6.4 |
4.20% |
12.9 |
78.60% |
90 |
Ole Miss |
Donte Moncrief |
1 |
63 |
31 |
454 |
49.20% |
7.2 |
22.70% |
14.6 |
46.00% |
91 |
Ole Miss |
Ja-Mes Logan |
3 |
41 |
20 |
274 |
48.80% |
6.7 |
14.80% |
13.7 |
41.50% |
92 |
Vanderbilt |
Jordan Matthews |
1 |
84 |
41 |
778 |
48.80% |
9.3 |
26.50% |
19 |
52.40% |
93 |
Vanderbilt |
Jonathan Krause |
3 |
48 |
23 |
171 |
47.90% |
3.6 |
15.10% |
7.4 |
45.80% |
94 |
Kentucky |
Demarco Robinson |
9 |
11 |
5 |
17 |
45.50% |
1.5 |
3.50% |
3.4 |
63.60% |
95 |
Kentucky |
Gene McCaskill |
5 |
21 |
9 |
85 |
42.90% |
4 |
6.70% |
9.4 |
23.80% |
96 |
Auburn |
Quindarius Carr |
6 |
21 |
8 |
173 |
38.10% |
8.2 |
7.70% |
21.6 |
42.90% |
97 |
Tennessee |
Zach Rogers |
3 |
40 |
14 |
189 |
35.00% |
4.7 |
10.90% |
13.5 |
62.50% |
98 |
Kentucky |
Brian Adams |
7 |
15 |
5 |
46 |
33.30% |
3.1 |
4.80% |
9.2 |
33.30% |
99 |
Ole Miss |
Collins Moore |
7 |
15 |
4 |
69 |
26.70% |
4.6 |
5.40% |
17.3 |
46.70% |
100 |
Auburn |
Jay Wisner |
8 |
15 |
2 |
28 |
13.30% |
1.9 |
5.50% |
14 |
6.70% |
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